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DETROIT \u2014 Paul Reed saw a different Knicks team in Game 3.<\/p>\n
Tougher, more engaged from the start, better on the defensive end.<\/p>\n
\u201cDefensively, I mean, last game they were a lot more physical than they were before,\u201d the Pistons backup center said on Saturday, on the eve of a crucial Game 4 at Little Caesars Arena. \u201cI feel like that helped them with their defense. We have to counter that.\u201d<\/p>\n
There was a lot of talk after the first two games of the Knicks being soft. <\/p>\n
Of them not matching the Pistons\u2019 intensity, focus and physicality after they were outplayed for the most part in the first two contests of this best-of-seven, opening-round playoff series at the Garden.<\/p>\n
They responded, starting fast for the first time in the series, and leading almost the entire way.<\/p>\n
Game 3 was testy, and the Knicks didn\u2019t back down. <\/p>\n
Karl-Anthony Towns and Mitchell Robinson were assessed technical fouls in the first half after getting into a shoving match with Reed, who was also assessed a technical foul.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust like holding, pushing, making us work for every spot, every inch,\u201d Reed said. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to catch the ball on the elbow, they\u2019re pushing us out. I\u2019m attacking the [glass] they\u2019re holding me. I can\u2019t really get loose.\u201d<\/p>\n
Detroit hammered the Knicks on the glass in Game 2, winning the battle of the boards by 14. <\/p>\n
It was closer in Game 3, the Pistons only plus-four. <\/p>\n
The Knicks were plus-six in the first half, when they set the tone and led by 13.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah I think it\u2019s important,\u201d coach Tom Thibodeau said. \u201cI think a big part of winning is your defense, your rebounding and keeping your turnovers down. That puts you in position to win. So we always talk about the last part of the play, you have to be the strongest. <\/p>\n
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\u201cYou have to finish strong, so finish everything. So you challenge shots, then you\u2019ve gotta rebound. It requires you to make a second, third, fourth effort.\u201d<\/p>\n
Josh Hart felt it was a step in the right direction, but there was still more to be done in terms of rebounding. <\/p>\n
There was nothing to celebrate.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe gap was tighter. It was better,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we still lost. So we gotta make sure we have a good emphasis on the glass.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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